The Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Robotics Team, made up of Gary Higgins, DJ Sage, Brandon Bonebrake (pictured left to right), Hunter Michalowske and Hunter Carlson competed in the Wisconsin VEX Robotics State Tournament Feb. 21 and 22.

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School made its first apperance at the Wisconsin VEX Robotics State Tournament on Feb. 21 and 22. The Robotics Team of junior Hunter Michalowske, junior Brandon Bonebrake, sophomore Gary Higgins, freshman DJ Sage and freshman Hunter Carlson competed in the 38-team tournament at Xavier High School in Appleton.

The team qualified for the state tournament in January and has performed well despite being new to the VEX circuit, coach John Ostermann said in a news release.

The robotics competition, known as "Toss Up," challenges students to design a robot that can move large and small balls into scoring zones and tubes while manuvering through various obstacles. Students program their robot to run for 15 seconds autonomously and then have 1 minute and 45 seconds to control the robot remotely. Teams are paired up to compete against two other teams during a match.

The team finished the weekend with a 5-4-1 record in match play. With a strong autonomous program and solid defense the team spent most of the day ranked in the top 15. Two narrow losses at the end of match play placed the team in 19th. Despite placing out of the top 10, the team was very happy with overall performance as new comers to VEX competitions, according to the release.

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ELG robotics team goes to state

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School made its first apperance at the Wisconsin VEX Robotics State Tournament on Feb.

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